University of Florida Hydrilla IPM RAMP

Learn about the research and control methods being developed to help fight hydrilla at UFs Entomology Department. Visit the website at http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/hydrilla.

Hydrilla is an invasive freshwater plant that causes serious environmental and economic problems in Florida. Hence, natural resource managers, research scientists, and extension specialists are evaluating new sustainable strategies for implementation in a statewide hydrilla IPM plan.

The USDA-funded project, Hydrilla IPM RAMP, is expected to reduce management costs and minimize the risk for herbicide resistance. By combining biological with chemical controls, the project will create more favorable recreational areas on lakes and rivers that have become almost unusable because of the dense surface mats associated with hydrilla infestations.